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Current issue of "Balance"

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I just finished reading the current edition of "Balance" Sept/Oct 2008 number 225.
there's some good stuff on strips, a letter from 2 specialist Dieticians, which warns about added sugar not being the only source of glucose in food A bit about cutting the shopping bills, which might help some people. A bit about driving licences.
the government setting the stroy straight about strip rationing. ie the PCTs are not meant to do it, but no-one is telling them to follow NICE guidelines.
diabetes UKs rating of the National Service Framework for Diabetes Score 2/5! Could do Better!
More about Pumps
Altogether quite a good mag.
THEN
there it is on page 67
Labelled
So, what is "healthy eating"? and Stick it on the fridge
At each meal include starchy carbohydrate foodssuch asbread, pasta, chapattis potatoes, yam, noodles,rice and cereals. doesn't the editor read through what is printed? It's someone else's turn to point out to them that they are contradicting themselves again. they don't take any notice of me
 
hanadr said:
there it is on page 67
Labelled
So, what is "healthy eating"? and Stick it on the fridge
At each meal include starchy carbohydrate foodssuch asbread, pasta, chapattis potatoes, yam, noodles,rice and cereals. doesn't the editor read through what is printed? It's someone else's turn to point out to them that they are contradicting themselves again. they don't take any notice of me
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I was going to post that, Hana :wink:

I'll follow up my previous email to Careline. (If there were an "o" in the middle it would be a real person, Caroline :) )
 
I have already emailed them to complain about something else: there's an article about getting the flu jab, and about what to do if you have flu. Nowhere in the entire article does it mention testing for ketones. I pointed out that for type 1s this is essential and could be a matter of life and death. I also questioned whether this was an example of Balance being aimed predominantly at type 2s.
 
I think Balance has a difficult choice because splitting it between 1's and 2's is clearly a tricky balancing(LOL) act. Maybe half of the mag for T1's and 2nd half for T2's.

Its only like on this forum though - so many conversations start for T2's and its not clear until 3rd or 4th thread, which I'm not interested in as I'm T1.

They definately need to think about restructuring it. A lot of the articles too are high level overviews and if they went into a lot of detail would probably confuse the heck out of many diabetics of whatever varient!

They dont really address concerns that members raise either! As a campaign vehicle I feel they should be able to.
 
At last a reply .....

Dear Mr Day,

Thank you for your comments.

For those trying to lose or maintain a healthy weight a reduced carb diet certainly can be beneficial.

Our general advice and plate diagram reflects the recommendations of the Food Standards Agency. We do recognise that there are many contradictions surrounding carbohydrates in the diet of someone with diabetes and the right approach for each individual should really be decided between a patient and their doctor or dietician [sic]. This can be done with an insight into the patient's, medication, type of diabetes and weight loss goals and therefore provide individual dietary advice relevant to each patient. The amount of carbohydrate needed for someone with Type 2 will differ greatly to someone with Type 1 on insulin.

As such Diabetes UK are setting up a professional advisory project group next year to examine all the evidence and produce even better information. The group will be made up of healthcare professionals with the expectation that each group will only last for one year before concluding its work plans.

The forum at diabetes.co.uk is not something Diabetes UK has any affiliation with and so cannot comment on the accuracy of information given here, though it appears to be based generally on personal opinions and experiences. Though this kind of sharing can be very helpful and enlightening it is also best to be a little cautious when following the advice and it would be advisable to discuss any planned changes with your GP first to ensure they are suitable for your individual circumstances.

Following member feedback we have planning to launch an online forum in October details of which will be published in Balance. This will be accessible via a link from our homepage. Currently we do have a Facebook page where people can share their comments and concerns though this is of course limited to Facebook users.

Please contact us again if we can be of further assistance. You can also call our Careline on 0845 120 2960*, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. The lines are staffed by trained Careline counsellors who would be happy to offer what support and information they can.

With Best Wishes
Diabetes UK Careline
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